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St Vincent's Hospital Digital Health Innovation Sprint

Design tomorrow's digital health solutions with St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Help shape the future of Australia’s healthcare workforce. La Trobe University, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, the Australian School of Entrepreneurship (ASE), and the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) are joining forces and hosting a two‑day digital health innovation sprint to tackle the critical skills gap in healthcare.

Working in teams, you’ll co‑design solutions that help public and private health staff - especially nurses - build advanced digital clinical capabilities. Across two days, you’ll dive into digital health innovations, ongoing clinical training challenges, e‑health tools, and regulatory barriers.

No prior innovation experience is needed.

Program details

Date: Thursday 28 May and Friday 29 May 2026
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (both days)
Format: In-person
Dress Code: Neat business attire

Venue: La Trobe University Sydney Campus. 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

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Applications close: Friday 8 May at 11.45pm (unless filled prior)

Why Participate?

Take part in this free professional development opportunity to solve real-world digital health training challenges. By joining this sprint, you will:

  • Develop new skills
    Gain practical experience in design thinking, ideation, prototyping, and pitching.

  • Build an entrepreneurial mindset
    Learn human-centered leadership strategies for workforce upskilling.

  • Network with industry leaders
    Connect with health professionals, academics, and innovators from St. Vincent's Hospital, ASE, and La Trobe.

  • Make a real-world impact
    Develop pitch-ready prototypes with the potential for actual hospital rollout.

This event is open to:

  • Current La Trobe University Sydney Campus students (Undergraduate or Postgraduate, any discipline).
  • La Trobe alumni who graduated within the last three years.
  • Applicants must be based in Sydney or New South Wales.

Note: We will group participants into teams of five, for a total of 40 to 50 participants.

Program Structure

Over two days, you will explore topics like digital health advancements, continual clinical training challenges, e-health tools, and regulatory hurdles.

Day 1: Thursday, May 28

  • Welcome and challenge framing
  • Team formation
  • Design thinking workshops (empathy and ideation)
  • Human-centered leadership training

Day 2: Friday, May 29

  • Solution prototyping
  • Industry career panel
  • Pitching and public speaking workshop
  • Final pitches to expert judges and awards presentation

FAQs

Yes, catering is provided during program hours only. Please note that meals outside of program hours are not included, we encourage applicants to plan accordingly.

No. We do not subsidise travel or accommodation. The Sydney CBD venue is easily accessible via public transport.

No. This event is completely free for all selected participants.

More information

For further details, connect with:

Shannon Ryan
Program Manager, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
La Trobe University 
E: shannon.ryan@latrobe.edu.au
M: 0438 401 257